Category: COVID 19
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Wray: We know COVID was tough on youth but how did their neighbourhoods help?
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Alexander Wray, Western University; Gina Martin, Athabasca University; Jamie Seabrook, Western University; Jason Gilliland, Western University; Kendra Nelson Ferguson, Western University, and Stephanie Coen, University of Nottingham During the COVID-19 pandemic, youth as a population group reported some of the largest declines in their mental health compared to other age groups in Canada. Research on…
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Twelve COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in region, hospitalizations remain low
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There are a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at health care institutions in Grey-Bruce and an uptick in respiratory illness across the province. Test positivity for COVID-19 in Ontario was 20.4 per cent for the period measured between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, although limited widespread testing presents a challenge with getting an accurate estimate of the…
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Twelve COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in region, hospitalizations remain low
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There are a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at health care institutions in Grey-Bruce and an uptick in respiratory illness across the province. Test positivity for COVID-19 in Ontario was 20.4 per cent for the period measured between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, although limited widespread testing presents a challenge with getting an accurate estimate of the…
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Twelve COVID-19 outbreaks ongoing in region, hospitalizations remain low
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There are a dozen COVID-19 outbreaks at health care institutions in Grey-Bruce and an uptick in respiratory illness across the province. Test positivity for COVID-19 in Ontario was 20.4 per cent for the period measured between Nov. 12 and Nov. 18, although limited widespread testing presents a challenge with getting an accurate estimate of the…
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LHSC: A timeline of tumult in the top ranks from 2019 to 2023
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London Health Sciences Centre has weathered a series of scandals and seismic shifts in its executive structure in recent years, from departures of high-ranking mainstays to a full reimagining of its relationship with another city hospital. The latest shake-up is an abrupt medical leave by president and chief executive Jackie Schleifer Taylor, announced as the…
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Budget pressures mean ‘really challenging decisions’ for area school board
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Absence costs for teachers, education assistants and early childhood educators have increased $13 million from 2018 to 2022.
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COVID booster appointments filling up as eligibility widens
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London-area health units are gearing up to get more COVID-19 shots in arms, with the general population now eligible for the latest booster. The rollout, which began earlier this month with high-risk folks, comes as respiratory virus season gets into full swing. Here’s what you need to know. The latest The Middlesex-London Health Unit began…
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Pearson: New COVID variant threatens to open old wounds
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We didn’t get things right following the COVID pandemic, and the proof of it is everywhere.
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Controversial pastor pleads guilty to violating COVID rules, fined $52K
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Controversial Aylmer pastor Henry Hildebrandt pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of violating provincial pandemic rules and was fined $52,000. Defiant to the end, Hildebrandt replied when asked how he pleaded to the charge, “Guilty of obeying God rather than men,” in a sentencing in a St. Thomas court that was broadcast on Zoom. Hildebrandt…
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Why local public-health officials urge you to get a COVID booster shot
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The new shot is likely to provide good protection against the latest EG.5 subvariant of Omicron.